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Global storm activity of 2008 profiles the major worldwide storms, including blizzards, ice storms, and other winter events, from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2008. A winter storm is an event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm where ground ...
The North American blizzard of 2008 was a winter storm that struck most of southern and eastern North America from March 6 to March 10, 2008. The storm was most notable for a major winter storm event from Arkansas to Quebec .
A deep, upper-level trough had become established over the western United States during the weekend of December 13–14, 2008. Reanalysis data obtained online from Penn State University shows 700 mb temperatures across the area dropped to between −10 °C (14 °F) and −12 °C (10 °F) across southern Nevada by 06Z on December 14 and remained ...
Astronomical winter begins on the winter solstice, which is the shortest day of the year when the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. This year that's Saturday, Dec. 21, which will be 5:21 a.m ...
There are two different definitions of winter: meteorological and astronomical. One started Dec. 1; the other won't be here until Dec. 21.
Here's when winter officially starts, when and what the winter solstice is, when we fall back and what to know about the Florida's winter forecast.
Winter is the coldest and darkest season of the year in temperate and polar climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring. The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures define different dates as the start of winter, and some use a definition based on weather.
Astronomical winter always starts on the solstice, which falls between Dec. 20 and Dec. 22. These dates vary from year to year due to leap years and the elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around ...